Category: New Year Poems

My New Year’s resolution

My New Year’s Resolution by Robert Fisher is a sweet and simple poem and expresses something we all do at the onset of a New Year – to figure out the New Year’s resolution for the upcoming twelve months.



Oh, but do we stick to those resolutions diligently all through the twelve months of the New Year? Hardly so! But that does not stop us from making them year after year, with earnest.

Very apt to be categorized under the theme of poetries on New Year, and the 123NewYear team thought it apt to be presented to its readers for the sheer quality of directness and uncomplicated nature – a congregation of candid words that each and every one of us can relate to, irrespective of age, gender or socio cultural background.

With that there is also a gentle nudge to turn a new leaf all over, and to shape one’s life for the better so that one can keep out of trouble.

I will not throw the cat out the window

Or put a frog in my sister’s bed

I will not tie my brother’s shoelaces together

Nor jump from the roof of Dad’s shed

I shall remember my aunt’s next birthday

And tidy my room once a week

I’ll not moan at Mum’s cooking (Ugh! fish fingers again!)

Nor give her any more of my cheek.

I will not pick my nose if I can help it

I shall fold up my clothes, comb my hair,

I will say please and thank you (even when I don’t mean it)

And never spit or shout or even swear.

I shall write each day in my diary

Try my hardest to be helpful at school

I shall help old ladies cross roads (even if they don’t want to)

And when others are rude I’ll stay cool.

I’ll go to bed with the owls and be up with the larks

And close every door behind me

I shall squeeze from the bottom of every toothpaste tube

And stay where trouble can’t find me.

I shall start again, turn over a new leaf,

leave my bad old ways forever

shall I start them this year, or next year

shall I sometime, or …..?

Robert Fisher

More New Year Poems

Short New Year Poems

New Year is the beginning of celebrations, exchange of presents and affectionate words. You would be searching for different ways to express this wonderful festival – here are short New Year poems for you to convey the wishes.



Rhyming words and quotations are the most impressive ways of greeting on the New Year eve.

Check out for the most beautiful poems for New Year and send these across to all your near and dear ones.

Short Famous New Year Poems

There are many famous writers and poets who have contributed to the New Year poems.

Short New Year Poems are best for sending through mobile. With the instant way of sharing messages you would surely like to find cute poetries for New Year.

You can easily send these via text messages and can also, update it on your networking sites. Wish you all a very happy New Year and hope you loved these poems.

Here are the short New Year poems by some of the great writers. Hope you enjoy the read –
1.Resolutions

Let us try to be good and content,
Kind to each other,
Healthy and gentle and brave,
Obedient to Mother.

For of such were the heroes of old –
Patient in learning,
Seldom rude, seldom cross, never cruel,
From the truth never turning.
– A. E. and M. Keary

 



2.New years’ morning

A low, quiet music is playing—
distorted trumpet, torn bass line,
white windows. My palms
are two speakers the size
of pool-hall coasters.
I lay them on the dark table
for you to repair.
– Carl Adamshick

3.The Future

“The worst is yet to come:”
So wail the doubters glum,
But here’s the better view;
“My best I’ve yet to do.”

The worst some always fear;
To-morrow holds no cheer,
Yet farther on life’s lane
Are joys you shall attain.

Go forward bravely, then,
And play your part as men,
For this is ever true:
“Our best we’ve yet to do.”
– Edgar Guest

Happy New Year To You
Happy New Year to you!
May every great new day
Bring you sweet surprises–
A happiness buffet.

Happy New Year to you,
And when the new year’s done,
May the next year be even better,
Full of pleasure, joy and fun.

– Anonymous

It’s a New Year

It’s a new year
Let’s give a cheer
Send New Year PoemsPour us some wine
And maybe some beer

Get all your friends
Party till the day ends
Then the ball will drop
And the balloons will pop

It will be 2019
Give me a high five
Another year passes
Through life’s glasses
Happy New Year!
– Anonymous

More New Year Poems

Inspirational New Year Poems

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”



It would be so impressive to receive such wonderful messages on New Year. Inspirational New Year poems are the best ways to spread the feeling of encouragement and happiness on the celebration day.

You would definitely want to start your New Year on a positive note. Here are some really good inspirational New Year poems to make you feel happy and motivated.

Any new beginning should start with bang, something that boasts you and raises you to achievement.

Motivational New Year Poems

A Farewell

Flow down, cold rivulet, to the sea,
Thy tribute wave deliver:
No more by thee my steps shall be,
For ever and for ever.

Flow, softly flow, by lawn and lea,
A rivulet then a river:
Nowhere by thee my steps shall be
For ever and for ever.

But here will sigh thine alder tree
And here thine aspen shiver;
And here by thee will hum the bee,
For ever and for ever.

A thousand suns will stream on thee,
A thousand moons will quiver;
But not by thee my steps shall be,
For ever and for ever.

– Alfred, Lord Tennyson

 



 

More New Year Poems

Funny New Year Poems

Are you bored of wishing New Year to everyone in the same old boring way? Think of doing something interesting and try to bring the smile on your loved ones face.



Spread some happiness and laughter by sending Funny New Year poems to all your near and dear ones.

Usher the New Year with lots of joy and humor. You don’t have to be serious on this festive day – read out the Funny New Year poems on the New Year party night and spill the magic of amusement.

Humorous New Year Poems

Here are some really funny poems for New Year. You can create your greetings cards and add these poetries in it.

Your colleagues would surely love to receive a wonderful gift like this on New Year.

1.) My New Year Solutions – Anonymous

My New Year Solutions, Not Resolutions
This year I want to be a monkey
Jumping from tree to tree
Next year I can be a donkey

Braying from sky to sea.
Every year I want to change
And experience something new
I wish I am something strange
Like the disappearing dew.

I want to feel the life of a lion king
Sitting inside its majestic skin
Turning into a peacock I will sing
And be a cuckoopea Siamese twin

Why can’t I be a bubble?
Blow away and disappear
Instead of getting into trouble
Making resolutions every year.

 



2.) Bugs Underneath
– Steve Turner

It was January the 1st
I turned over a new leaf
It was clean on the top side
But had bugs underneath.

 

3.) New Year Resolution
– Steve Turner

New Year Resolution
It was January the 1st
I turned over a new leaf
It was clean on the top side
But had bugs underneath.

4.) On New Year’s Day
-Kenn Nesbitt

On New Year’s Day a year ago,
I started off the year
by making resolutions
that were probably severe.

I said I’d save my money,
as this seemed so very wise.
I vowed I would improve my health.
I swore I’d exercise.

I stated I would do my homework
every single day.
I’d brush my teeth religiously
to ward off tooth decay.

I’d eat my fruits and vegetables
and keep my bedroom clean.
I’d treat my sister kindly
though she’s often very mean.

My resolutions lasted me
about a half a day.
I promised I would keep them
but I broke them anyway.

So now I’m fat and penniless.
My homework’s overdue.
My sister’s mad. My teeth are bad.
My room is messy too.

And yet I think I may have found
the best of all solutions,
and this year I’ve resolved
to not make ANY resolutions.

More New Year Poems

Different than the New Year’s Resolutions

“Different than the New Year’s Resolutions” by Raymond A. Foss is truly a New Year themed poetry with a difference.



We at 123NewYear thought of presenting this one before you because of the simple reason that this is one poem that reminds us to look beyond our worldly needs and wants and be grateful for all the blessings that the Almighty has showered on us and accept His grace with humility rather than cribbing about what has not been achieved or acquired.

It is human nature to crib for what we do not get. But do we ever sit back to think of what we have given or what we have not given? Do we embrace our virtues at all times, or do our virtues lie abandoned with layers of dust accumulating over them?

It is also common for people to feel sad for all the sacrifices one may have had to make. But the poet reminds you to think on the New Year’s Eve of the sacrifices that the Lord made to give His followers a beautiful life.

Welcome! thrice welcome! to the year 1893,
For it is the year I intend to leave Dundee,
Owing to the treatment I receive,
Which does my heart sadly grieve.
Every morning when I go out
The ignorant rabble they do shout
‘There goes Mad McGonagall’
In derisive shouts as loud as they can bawl,
And lifts stones and snowballs, throws them at me;
And such actions are shameful to be heard in the city of Dundee.
And I’m ashamed, kind Christians, to confess
That from the Magistrates I can get no redress.
Therefore I have made up my mind in the year of 1893
To leave the ancient City of Dundee,
Because the citizens and me cannot agree.
The reason why? — because they disrespect me,
Which makes me feel rather discontent.
Therefore to leave them I am bent;
And I will make my arrangements without delay,
And leave Dundee some early day.

– By Raymond A. Foss

More New Year Poems

Christian New Year Poems

Want to express you affection to God on New Year? The Christian New Year poems are the most meaningful and religious way of conveying New Year greetings to all your loved ones.



This is very beautiful expression to move closer to God and start the year on a prayer note.

New Year is the time of saying thanks to almighty and asking him to render peace and harmony for the coming year.

You can read these Christian New year poems on the new year eve and impress everyone.

You can take up these poems rather, reading the prayers on the new year eve.

Here are some fantastic Christian New Year Poems. So, go ahead and feel the warmth of these stunning poems.

1.The New Year– Martha Snell Nicholson

Dear Lord, as this New Year is born

I give it to Thy hand,

Content to walk by faith what paths

I cannot understand.

Whatever coming days may bring

Of bitter loss, or gain,

Or every crown of happiness;

Should sorrow come, or pain,

Or, Lord, if all unknown to me

Thine angel hovers near

To bear me to that farther shore

Before another year,

It matters not—my hand in Thine,

Thy light upon my face,

Thy boundless strength when I am weak,

Thy love and saving grace!

I only ask, loose not my hand,

Grip fast my soul, and be

My guiding light upon the path

Till, blind no more, I see!
 



 
2.New year– Mary Fairchild

Instead of making a New Year’s resolution

Consider committing to a biblical solution

Your promises are easily broken

Empty words, though earnestly spoken

But God’s Word transforms the soul

By His Holy Spirit making you whole

As you spend time alone with Him

He will change you from

3.A New Year With The Lord– M.S.Lowndes

A new year is about to unfold

With new opportunities to explore

Doors will open for new experiences

New adventures with the Lord

Remember not the former things

The things of this past year

The Lord will do new things in us

Much more than we are aware

For He will make a way for us

As we put our trust in Him

And He will guide our every step

By His presence we have within

What God has placed within our hearts

We find we’ll be able to do

If we look for the opportunities

We’ll see the door to go through

We mustn’t let anything hold us back

But rise up and take our place

And be all that God wants us to be

With a fresh touch of His grace!

More New Year Poems

Chinese New Year Poems

Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.



Chinese New Year poems are written by famous poets in order to express the feel and grandeur of the occasion.

The poems on Chinese new year are written by Chinese writers and these poems are translated in English for the convenience of the readers.

So just browse and enjoy these stunning Chinese New Year Poems and get mesmerized.

You can find a number of Chinese New Year poems on the internet. Given below are some popular Chinese New Year poems:

Poem 1:Here come the new yearsMarching round, E-I-E-I-O

And one of the years

Is the year of the Rat, E-I-E-I-O

With a squeak, squeak here,

And a squeak, squeak there,

Here a squeak, there a squeak,

Everywhere a squeak, squeak.

Here come the new years

Marching round, E-I-E-I-O.

Poem 2:Let’s wave and say “Ni hao (nee how),”Let’s wave and say “Ni hao.”

Let’s say “hello” to all our friends,

Let’s wave and say “ni hao.”

Chinese New Year Poems

Chinese New Year Poems

 

Poem 3:Chinese dragon, Chinese dragon,Breathing fire, breathing fire,

Happy, happy new year,

Happy, happy new year,

Gung hay fat choy,

Gung hay fat choy.

Poem 4:“Gung Hay Fat Choy!”In China, Every Girl And Boy

Celebrates The New Year

In A Very Special Way —-

With Fireworks And Dragons,

Colored Red And Gold —-

They Welcome In The New Year

And Chase Away The Old!

Poem 5:Soon know approach end yearbe like go to hole snake

Long scales half already disappear

Go all trace who able stop

If wish tie his tail

Even if diligent know to no avail

Children try not sleep

Mutual watch night cheer noise

Dawn chicken for now not cry

Further, drum respect increase

Sit long lamp ashes down

Rise see north plough slant

Next year not natural span of years

Worry fear waste time

Exert oneself to utmost today evening

Youth still ability praise

More New Year Poems

A New Year’s Resolution to Leave Dundee

When one is musing on the poems on New Year or on New Year’s Resolution, one can hardly ignore the poem “A New Year’s Resolution to Leave Dundee” by William Topaz McGonagall. William Topaz McGonagall did not find much appreciation of his work during his lifetime.



In fact in his native place of stay Dundee (Scotland) he claimed to have been made to feel disrespected. Because of this the poet lyrically presented his resolution for the New Year – to leave Dundee for good. The poet himself admits of being repeatedly insulted by shouts of “There goes Mad McGonagall” whenever he hit the roads.

However as this poem got published the then prominent newspaper the “Scottish Leader” published a cheeky comment on the lament that the poet expressed by calling his New Year Resolution to be a “self imposed exile”.

William Topaz McGonagall did not make much mark on the literary critics because of poor vocabulary and absolute absence of poetic metaphor. But his poems are direct expressions of his heartfelt emotions.

Welcome! thrice welcome! to the year 1893,
For it is the year I intend to leave Dundee,
Owing to the treatment I receive,
Which does my heart sadly grieve.
Every morning when I go out
The ignorant rabble they do shout
‘There goes Mad McGonagall’
In derisive shouts as loud as they can bawl,
And lifts stones and snowballs, throws them at me;
And such actions are shameful to be heard in the city of Dundee.
And I’m ashamed, kind Christians, to confess
That from the Magistrates I can get no redress.
Therefore I have made up my mind in the year of 1893
To leave the ancient City of Dundee,
Because the citizens and me cannot agree.
The reason why? — because they disrespect me,
Which makes me feel rather discontent.
Therefore to leave them I am bent;
And I will make my arrangements without delay,
And leave Dundee some early day.

– By William Topaz McGonagall

More New Year Poems

A NEW YEAR’S GIFT,SENT TO SIR SIMEON STEWARD

A NEW YEAR’S GIFT SENT TO SIR SIMON STEWARD by Robert Herrick has many allusions to various 17th century events and customs, not that you have to be very much abreast of those to understand the poem in its entirety.



The poet has resorted to wistful nostalgia in this poem. With that the poet has also infused gentle humor. What we can also see is the poet’s love for the simple pleasures of the small town and country side.

The poetry also has references to Christmas sports of the then period. As was seen common among the poets of the Restoration Period, Herrick’s writing is purely poetic, there is no didactic intonation or even city like polish or sensationalizing via rhetoric.

It is the simple and lucid style of writing of Robert Herrick that made him much popular. The poetry brings out man’s universal want of a peaceful New Year, a year without any kind of combat, a year that the common man can enjoy with his dear ones in a happy home and hearth.

No news of navies burnt at seas;
No noise of late spawn’d tittyries;

No closet plot or open vent,
That frights men with a Parliament:
No new device or late-found trick,
To read by th’ stars the kingdom’s sick;
No gin to catch the State, or wring
The free-born nostril of the King,
We send to you; but here a jolly
Verse crown’d with ivy and with holly;
That tells of winter’s tales and mirth

That milk-maids make about the hearth;
Of Christmas sports, the wassail-bowl,
That toss’d up, after Fox-i’-th’-hole;
Of Blind-man-buff, and of the care
That young men have to shoe the Mare;
Of twelf-tide cakes, of pease and beans,
Wherewith ye make those merry scenes,
Whenas ye chuse your king and queen,
And cry out, ‘Hey for our town green!’–

Of ash-heaps, in the which ye use
Husbands and wives by streaks to chuse;
Of crackling laurel, which fore-sounds
A plenteous harvest to your grounds;
Of these, and such like things, for shift,
We send instead of New-year’s gift.
–Read then, and when your faces shine
With buxom meat and cap’ring wine,
Remember us in cups full crown’d,

And let our city-health go round,
Quite through the young maids and the men,
To the ninth number, if not ten;
Until the fired chestnuts leap
For joy to see the fruits ye reap,
From the plump chalice and the cup
That tempts till it be tossed up.–
Then as ye sit about your embers,
Call not to mind those fled Decembers;

But think on these, that are t’ appear,
As daughters to the instant year;
Sit crown’d with rose-buds, and carouse,
Till LIBER PATER twirls the house
About your ears, and lay upon
The year, your cares, that’s fled and gone:
And let the russet swains the plough
And harrow hang up resting now;
And to the bag-pipe all address,

Till sleep takes place of weariness.
And thus throughout, with Christmas plays,
Frolic the full twelve holy-days.

– By Robert Herrick

More New Year Poems

A New Year’s Gift

“A New Year’s Gift” by William Strode naturally makes to the list of New Year poems as listed by the team at 123NewYear because of the sheer positive vibes that it exudes.



The poet years for advent of such a New Year in which people would be able to look beyond their personal gains and aspire to would bring good to the community at large.

The poet believes that to get something you should also be willing to give – if you want to welcome positivity in your life you shall first have to spread positivity around you. The poet also gets philosophical in his approach when he goes on to say that perhaps in a couple of week’s time people would find the New Year to be just an extension of the year gone by, but what would remain is your acts and virtues of goodness.

Well, isn’t this what all our hearts’ intent should be at the onset of a New Year? We think so; and you?

“We are prevented; you whose Presence is
A Publick New-yeares gift, a Common bliss
To all that Love or Feare, give no man leave
To vie a Gift but first he shall receave;
Like as the Persian Sun with golden Eies
First shines upon the Priest and Sacrifice.

Ile on howere; May this yeare happier prove
Than all the Golden Age when Vertue strove
With nothing but with Vertue; may it bee
Such as the Dayes of Saturnes Infancy.
May every Tide and Season joyntly fitt
All your Intents and your Occasions hitt:
May every Grayne of Sand within your Glass
Number a fresh content before it pass.
And when success comes on, stand then each howre
Like Josuah’s Day, & grow to three or fowre:
At last when this yeare rounds and wheeles away,
Bee still the next yeare like the old yeares Day.

– By William Strode

More New Year Poems